A romantic encounter, Rajasthan, India, late 19th century, opaque pigments...

A romantic encounter, Rajasthan, India, late 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicting a lady seated within a pavilion holding a flower, her suitor entreating her to join him, below rose bushes in white and red on a lavender coloured ground, above three lines of black text on a yellow ground, within red border, four lines of text to reverse, within white silk mount, 33 x 22cm.

Provenance: Private collection Germany acquired in India in the late 1960s